Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 23
S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book 23 Transliteration: H ayya ‘alal-Fal ah (twice) Translation: Come to success. (Recited twice) اک �� ََُّْٰا ﻟ َرب Transliteration: All a hu Akbar (twice) Translation: Allah is the Greatest. (Recited twice) ا �� اﻻ اﻟ� ّٰﻻ َََِِّٰﻟ Transliteration: L a il a ha illall a h Translation: There is none worthy of worship except Allah. Hadrat ‘Umar ra , who later became the second Khalifah was also sitting in the company of the Holy Prophet sa. He said that he had also had a dream and had heard the same words. The Holy Prophet sa was therefore in no doubt that this was a message from Allah, so he adopted the method of Adh a n to call worshippers to the mosque. Adh a n is thus widely recognised as the call to Prayer all over the world. THE METHOD OF SAYING THE ADH A N The Mu’adhdhin , the person who says the Adh a n,